Textless


noun
1.
the main body of matter in a manuscript, book, newspaper, etc., as distinguished from notes, appendixes, headings, illustrations, etc.
2.
the original words of an author or speaker, as opposed to a translation, paraphrase, commentary, or the like:
The newspaper published the whole text of the speech.
3.
the actual wording of anything written or printed:
You have not kept to the text of my remarks.
4.
any of the various forms in which a writing exists:
The text is a medieval transcription.
5.
the wording adopted by an editor as representing the original words of an author:
the authoritative text of Catullus.
6.
any theme or topic; subject.
7.
the words of a song or the like.
8.
a textbook.
9.
a short passage of Scripture, especially one chosen in proof of a doctrine or as the subject of a sermon: The text he chose was the Sermon on the Mount.
10.
the letter of the Holy Scripture, or the Scriptures themselves.
11.
Printing.

black letter.
type, as distinguished from illustrations, margins, etc.

12.
Linguistics. a unit of connected speech or writing, especially composed of more than one sentence, that forms a cohesive whole.
13.
anything considered to be a subject for analysis by or as if by methods of literary criticism.
14.
Digital Technology. a text message.
verb (used without object), Digital Technology.
15.
to send a text message:
Texting while driving is an accident asking to happen.
verb (used with object), Digital Technology.
16.
to send a text message about or containing:
He texted a long wish list to his parents two days before his eighteenth birthday.
Compare instant message (def 2).
17.
to send a text message to:
The only way I can ever reach her is to text her.
noun
1.
the main body of a printed or written work as distinct from commentary, notes, illustrations, etc
2.
the words of something printed or written
3.
(often pl) a book prescribed as part of a course of study
4.
(computing) the words printed, written, or displayed on a visual display unit
5.
the original exact wording of a work, esp the Bible, as distinct from a revision or translation
6.
a short passage of the Bible used as a starting point for a sermon or adduced as proof of a doctrine
7.
the topic or subject of a discussion or work
8.
(printing) any one of several styles of letters or types
9.
short for textbook
10.
short for text message
verb
11.
to send a text message from a mobile phone

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